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13-letter words containing c, a, n, e, l, u

  • picture plane — the plane of a painting, drawing, or the like, that is in the extreme foreground of a picture, is coextensive with but not the same as the material surface of the work, is the point of visual contact between the viewer and the picture, and is conceived as a major structural element in the production of abstract or illusionistic forms.
  • planet-struck — affected adversely by the supposed influence of a planet.
  • pneumatolytic — resulting from pneumatolysis
  • polar nucleus — Botany. either of two female haploid nuclei, in the embryo sac of flowers, that fuse to produce a diploid nucleus, which combines with a male nucleus to form the endosperm.
  • polygonaceous — belonging to the Polygonaceae, the buckwheat family of plants.
  • porcelaineous — like porcelain
  • pre-columbian — of or relating to the Americas before the arrival of Columbus: pre-Columbian art; pre-Columbian Indians.
  • prefunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
  • pronounceable — to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.).
  • quantivalence — quantitative equivalence
  • quindecagonal — (geometry) Shaped like a quindecagon; fifteen-sided.
  • quindecennial — of or relating to a period of 15 years or the 15th occurrence of a series, as an anniversary.
  • quintuplicate — a group, series, or set of five copies or identical items, especially copies of typewritten matter.
  • recalculation — recount, act of computing again
  • recirculation — an act or instance of circulating, moving in a circle or circuit, or flowing.
  • recultivation — the act or art of cultivating.
  • reduplication — the act of reduplicating; the state of being reduplicated.
  • reinoculation — a further inoculation of the same organism as the first inoculation
  • relubrication — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
  • republicanism — republican government.
  • republicanize — to make republican.
  • republication — publication anew.
  • revictuallingvictuals, food supplies; provisions.
  • rural science — the study and theory of agriculture, biology, ecology, and associated fields
  • salviniaceous — relating to the genus Salviniaceae
  • saving clause — a clause which denotes a reservation or exception
  • scathefulness — the state or quality of being harmful or injurious
  • selenous acid — a colorless, transparent, crystalline powder, H2SeO3, soluble in water and used as a reagent
  • solar furnace — a furnace using sunlight concentrated by concave mirrors as the direct source of heat.
  • squeaky clean — If you say that someone is squeaky clean, you mean that they live a very moral life and have never done anything wrong.
  • squeaky-clean — scrupulously clean.
  • subadolescent — younger than or not quite adolescent
  • sublanceolate — (of leaves, etc) almost spear-shaped
  • substanceless — that of which a thing consists; physical matter or material: form and substance.
  • suction valve — a nonreturn valve in a pump suction to prevent the pump draining or depriming when not in service
  • sunset clause — time limit written into a law
  • supercalender — a roll or set of rolls for giving a high, smooth finish to paper.
  • supercolumnar — existing above a column or columns: a supercolumnar feature.
  • supercriminal — an extremely bad, powerful or successful criminal, a criminal working on a large scale or committing extreme crimes
  • sustentacular — supporting.
  • sustentaculum — an organ or part that gives support
  • the consulate — the consular government of France from 1799 to 1804
  • the cup final — the annual final of the FA Cup soccer competition, played at Wembley, or the Scottish Cup, played at Hampden Park
  • thermonuclear — relating to nuclear fusion
  • toque blanche — the tall white hat traditionally worn by a chef
  • touchline ban — an official prohibition of a manager or coach from being present on or near the field during a match
  • trade council — a central council composed of local trade unions.
  • translucently — permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible: Frosted window glass is translucent but not transparent.
  • tuberculation — Also, tuberculated, tuberculose. having tubercles.
  • ugly american — An Ugly American is an American who travels to a foreign country and gives the United States a bad reputation by acting in an offensive way.
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